IT IS one of the oldest cliches in sport, but Castleford Tigers coach Daryl Powell really has warned his team against complacency this weekend.

Tigers play host to Hull KR on Sunday, just 16 days after beating the same opposition 42-14 at KCOM Craven Park.

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Injury-hit Hull KR are second from bottom in Betfred Super League and Tigers are on a high after a stunning win at Warrington Wolves last week, but Powell has stressed to his players the importance of being switched on from the first whistle.

“We have already spoken about it,” he said.

“You can’t take anything for granted.

“Wigan went there the week before we played them and got really turned over.

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“From what I understand, Shaun Lunt will be back and they’ve signed Joel Tomkins.

“They will be a different team and we are mindful what they are going to come with will be different to what we faced two weeks ago.”

Powell recalled: “A couple of years ago Hull KR had just got beaten by Oldham in the Challenge Cup and they came here and put 50-odd points on us.

“That’s a recent-ish reminder of what teams can do.

“If you look at what our team did last week, if you are Warrington you think ‘we’ll just turn up and we’ll roll these over after a good performance the week before’.

“There’s enough reminders that you don’t want to be going in any less than 100 per cent from a mentality point of view.”